Investigation of Bismuth Triiodide (BiI3) for Photovoltaic Applications

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 4297-4302

  Brandt, Riley E ^a   Kurchin, Rachel C ^a   Hoye, Robert L Z ^a   Poindexter, Jeremy R ^a   Wilson, Mark W B ^a   Sulekar, Soumitra ^d   Lenahan, Frances ^a   Yen, Patricia X T ^a   Stevanović, Vladan ^b,c   Nino, Juan C ^d   Bawendi, Moungi G ^a   Buonassisi, Tonio ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

BAND-EDGE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; DISCOVERY FRAMEWORKS; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHYSICAL VAPOR TRANSPORT; RECOMBINATION LIFETIME; SOLUTION-PROCESSING; VERTICAL BRIDGMAN METHOD;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84946607227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b02022     Document Type: Article

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